Sharjah vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$912
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
1.25M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 122% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4144th and 7496th ($1473 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 93rd in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 352nd and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Tianjin

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Sharjah Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$19275

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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547